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A fire broke out at a warehouse used by Russian retailer Ozon in Rostov, southern Russia, overnight following a drone strike the firm said. Rostov's Governor, Yury Slyusar, said seven people were injured across the region in Ukrainian attacks.
Three men died following attacks by Kyiv across the Belgorod in western Russia, the region's Acting Governor, Alexander Shuvaev, said in a statement on Telegram.
He said Ukraine has launched seven attacks, using artillery, aircrafts and rockets, as well as drones. A total of 14 people were injured in the attacks, he added.
Russia's air defences neutralised 313 Ukrainian drones over the country, as well as over the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea overnight, Russian state news agency Tass has reported, citing Moscow's Defence Ministry.
Seven people, including two children, were injured in Ukrainian strikes on Rostov, southern Russia, overnight, the region's Governor Yury Slyusar said.
Two apartment blocks in the city of Rostov-on-Don were damaged, as a result of falling drone wreckage, Slyusar added.
"UAV [unmanned aerial vehicle] wreckage was found in a warehouse," he said in a statement on Telegram, but didn't say who the facility belonged to.
A warehouse used by Russian retailer Ozon was attacked by a drone overnight, causing a fire, the company said on Telegram.
All employees were evacuated ahead of the strike at the warehouse in Rostov, southern Russia and the fire was immediately extinguished, Ozon said.
"We have temporarily suspended operations at the facility so emergency services can inspect the area and ensure it is completely safe," the firm said.
Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has dismissed media reports that CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Moscow earlier this week to warn Russia against attacking NATO, dismissing them as "scare stories," which had nothing to do with reality.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for greater economic cooperation among Muslim countries, saying their combined economic weight remains disproportionately small compared with their population, strategic location and resources.
Iran is setting conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, including an end to the war, the lifting of the U.S. blockade and sanctions. At the same time, Washington is stepping up economic pressure on Tehran through what the White House calls “Operation Economic Outcast.”
Mail sorting centres used by Nova Poshta, Ukraine's largest private postal company, were destroyed in Russian strikes overnight, the firm said. Elsewhere, four people were injured after drones struck an apartment building in Sevastopol, Crimea, according to the Moscow-installed governor.
The Israeli-U.S. invasion of Iran, which began on 28 February, entered its seventh month on Friday, as Tehran wrapped up a week of high-level visits the region, with officials from Pakistan, Oman and Qatar helping to negotiate a way out of the current stalemate in the conflict.
Greenland’s opposition parties have called for Denmark to be held accountable before the International Court of Justice over a decades-long campaign in which women and girls were fitted with contraceptive devices, often without their consent.
Icelanders will vote on Saturday, 29 August, on whether to resume negotiations with the European Union, in a referendum that could reopen the country’s long-debated membership question.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has called for greater unity across the Islamic world, saying Türkiye is seeking to strengthen alliances and reduce divisions amid growing instability in the region.
Iran is setting conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, including an end to the war, the lifting of the U.S. blockade and sanctions. At the same time, Washington is stepping up economic pressure on Tehran through what the White House calls “Operation Economic Outcast.”
Mail sorting centres used by Nova Poshta, Ukraine's largest private postal company, were destroyed in Russian strikes overnight, the firm said. Elsewhere, four people were injured after drones struck an apartment building in Sevastopol, Crimea, according to the Moscow-installed governor.
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